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  • Someone gave me a really good tip last Thanksgiving which I'll use again this year. Figure out what items you really want to eat. Don't bother with stuff you can have any day....go for what you see as special. Start yourself with a serving size of about three good bites worth of each of those things. After about three good…
  • Mini sweet peppers (Sweeties or other brands in the fresh produce aisle) for munching Maple Grove Farms Sugar Free Raspberry Vinaigrette on my salads (5 cal per 2T) Hungry Girl's suggested broccoli slaw pasta replacement (saute in a little evoo til tender, top with jarred pasta sauce and veggies) Unsweetened vanilla almond…
  • Made this last night with chicken stock and lots of salt and pepper...it is delicious! Hubby thought it tasted remarkably similar to potato soup which he loves. Thanks for sharing.
  • Hi there - I took an excellent class last fall at my local hospital/medical center and one of the instructors talked at length on the recipe for success among those who have maintained weight loss for more than 5 years. Apparently, the daily logging of one's exercise, food consumption, and weight is more common among these…
  • Hi Terrie - Have you looked at the Omnipod? I switched from a Paradigm, and LOVE being tubeless.
  • Hi there Meagan - I was a Minimed 722 user for a number of years and switched to OmniPod about 2 yrs ago. I really love being tubeless now, but there were definitely some hiccups in the beginning. Primarily: -Omnipod doesn't do too well for me with large boluses (>6 units) and is much more likely than my 722 to develop…
  • Hi there - I've used the Omni Pod for about 18 months now. One nice person here said that nail polish remover was a joke, but it works GREAT for me in removing the pods. Just make sure you get ACETONE nail polish remover. The non-acetone stuff will not work. Hope you're enjoying your new pump!
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